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Willyslancs

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Writing in Half Safe, Ben Carlin, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a GPA, summed up the amphibious Jeep thus, ‘The [amphibious] Jeep was useless in ship to shore lighterage, the forte of its big brother DUKW which could carry two and a half tons anywhere. Nor could it compete with collapsible boats at ferrying troops across rivers. Its military uses were pretty well confined to light amphibious reconnaissance, ferrying high-powered generals, and serving as bait for nurses and Red Cross girls. All in all amphibious jeeping was an extremely sporting pastime pursued with rather more elan than success by run of the mill service drivers from Wichita and Hogsnorton-on-the-hill’.

 

And post-war drivers too?

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Lucy grinned to herself, holding the hull bung tightly in her left hand.

"Have a good trip dear!" she shouted.

"Now", she thought, "I wonder if Ricardo fancies coming round for the evening........"

 

:-D

Alec.

 

I like it........... I like it very much.............. I can imagine that happening.

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